Capital of the municipality of Valdés, Luarca is known as the "white village of the green coast" and is located at the mouth of the Negro River, a small watercourse that rises in the nearby mountains of the same municipality. It is a historic fishing village that obtained the title of "Puebla" under the reign of Alfonso X the Wise.  .

Its tradition as a port, however, is even older and its life has been linked to the sea since its origin as fishing has always been the main activity of the "village".  In the neighbourhoods of "el Cambaral" and "La Pescadería", located in a natural amphitheatre around the port, you can breathe in the marine atmosphere and in its many restaurants you can taste exquisite fish and seafood from the Cantabrian Sea. In the upper part of the port known as the Watchtower you can visit the Lighthouse, the Hermitage of Our White Lady, the Table of the Guild of Tides and Sailors or the cemetery of the city. The latter is considered one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Spain for the spectacular view of the port and for the sculptures that decorate the tombs. It highlights, of course, the burial place of Severo Ochoa, the 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine who was originally from Luarca. 

 The area that today is the centre of the city surprises with the elegant bourgeois buildings, mainly of the nineteenth century, amongst which the City Hall and the Casino Círculo Liceo stand out. A little further away in the upper area, is the neighbourhood of Villar where the mansions of the Indians are characteristic, Asturian emigrants to America who returned enriched.     

In addition to everything mentioned above, Luarca stands out for being an ideal base for activities such as HIKING, horseback riding, CYCLING or WATER ACTIVITIES. Between sea, river and mountains, Luarca is a perfect starting point to enjoy the countless possibilities offered by its surroundings.